cuisine.

. Nothing fancy at the West fe Shore: waiters without ties : and seafood rendered with minimern flare, but max- imum portion.

The menu, as the restau- rant’s nautical name might suggest, is heavily weighted with 14 offshore entrees compared with six onshore red meat standbys.

This. fish fixation is

that. the West Shore’s

Pid management team is the almost inseparable duo. of

Hon Chan.and Perry Snow,

‘two culinary seadogs who

spent a decade. getting their

. sea legs aboard North Van-

, couver’s - Surfside . Restau- rants, = Lo.

For the lover- ‘of "seafood

_ specifically for the weekend

“sailor who prefers smooth gastronomic waters:

: Salmon is offered in three variations, most. interesting -of which’ is Salmon New {Orleans . ($10.95),". pan-fried Lawwith a hint of garlic and a

Splash of black bean sauce.

“ies Most’ expensive-: offshore

“dish is the .Alaskan King Crab Legs‘at-$17.95, a deli- “eacy fast sctittling onto en- angered species lists.

. - West Shore seafood plai-

' me, ‘ters, featuring the top of the

t '. cmaritime pops’ — crab,

ae od “shrimp, scallops, oysters and ‘salmon — ‘come in Newberg Gil. 95), ‘Thermidor ($12.95) “and Cannelloni ($11. 95) “variations.

“ West .Shure decor is . ‘Popeye. Modern with a suit- ‘ . able | jumble. of tall-ship E : épaintings, fish netiing, and H ; “seashells - all: storm-tossed i “uponwhite stucco walls:

. . View from, the :West eet Shore, once a reasonable ivista. of Georgia. Straight,

“cityscape, has beer: curtained

‘off by, West Vancouver's

5 “growing crop’ of — seaside, ‘condominiums. :

But the West Shore labors

c-beneath no. delusions of cu-

slinary grandeur. Its food fills

‘barnacle-bitten Dundara- _Vian,:the. restaurant is a con- venient neighborhood .;seafood location where ‘blue-collar steam can be “vented.

Service is :pleasamt, and staff are not averse to hearty

30 - Friday, December 20, 1985 - North Shore News

Restaurant reels i

THE West Shore Seafood Restaurant is situated but both cold-smoked saim- at the low tide level of West Vancouver seafood on and portion size were

understandable considering ~

# MOR, ‘entrees ‘at ‘the. West ” “Shore. are” ideal,” designed:

: ‘Burrard Inlet and.Vancouver .

“you up, and for the average —

good. The Calamari ($4.50)

. appetizer was also above verses of ribald sea chantics. average.

On our own cruise T sampled the evening's through the Wese Shore special Seafood and Steak menu, my wife and | tested a ~~ Kebab ($13.95), a solid slab plate of Smoked Salmon of meat done to specifica- ($5.95). Slices were some- tions accompanied with a what thicker than the norm, {ebab of salmon, prawn,

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